Research and Innovation Office

Internal Funding Opportunities

This table lists the internal funding opportunities available at the University of Minnesota.

  • For more information on any opportunity click the program title to open the sponsor's website in a new window.
  • To jump to a specific month, follow the links right above the table. Opportunities with ongoing deadlines accept applicants year round while opportunities with multiple deadlines have more than one deadline during each calendar year.
  • Each column is sortable; just click on the title to resort by that column.

Colleges/units can use this page to advertise internal opportunities. If you have an internal funding opportunity you'd like to list here, please send the title, deadline, brief description, and a URL for more information to Nicole Herbenson, herbe074@umn.edu or facgrant@umn.edu.

SponsorTitleMax AwardCategoryEligibilityDeadline
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR)Research Infrastructure Investment ProgramSee sponsor for detailsInfrastructureU of M FacultyApril
Research Computing (RC)RC Medium/Large Seed Grants$120,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, P&AApril
Institute on the Environment (IonE)IonE Mini Grants$3,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, StaffApril 2023
Masonic Cancer CenterAmerican Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant$30,000Cancer ResearchJunior U of M FacultyApril 2023
Masonic Cancer CenterCRTI Translational Research Grants$50,000Cancer ResearchCancer-related ResearchersApril 2023
Masonic Cancer CenterMezin-Koats Colon Cancer Research Award$25,000Cancer ResearchCancer-related ResearchersApril 2023
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR)Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry & Scholarship ProgramSee sponsor for detailsIndependent ResearchU of M FacultyFebruary
Minnesota Sea GrantMinnesota Sea Grant 2026-2028 Biennial RFP$200,000InterdisciplinaryNon-Federal Researchers in MinnesotaJanuary
Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea GrantMinnesota-Wisconsin Sea Grant Joint 2026-2028 Biennial RFP$200,000InterdisciplinaryJoint Team of MN and WI-based ResearchersJanuary
Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of the SR VP forImagine Fund Special Events Grant ProgramSee sponsor for detailsArts & HumanitiesU of M Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-trackJanuary 2023
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)Community Action Research Grant$45,000InterdisciplinaryU of M FacultyMarch
Children's Cancer Research FundPediatric Cancer Survivorship Research Award$100,000Cancer ResearchU of M FacultyMarch
MnDRIVE EnvironmentMnDRIVE Environment Seed Grant$75,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, Lead Research Scientists March 2023
Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests CenterMITPPC 2023 Request for Proposals$150,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, ROC Researchers, Post-DocsMarch 2023
Institute on the Environment (IonE)Impact Goals$200,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, P&AMarch 2023
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR)Social Justice Impact Grants$50,000Human Rights / Social JusticeU of M FacultyMarch 2023
Center for Global Health and Social ResponsibilityGlobal Health Seed Grants$25,000Health SciencesHealth Science FacultyMay 2023
Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA)Faculty Driven See sponsor for detailsDiversity, Equity and AdvocacyU of M FacultyMultiple
Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA)International Travel Grants$1,000 - $5,000International Projects / TravelU of M Faculty, P&A, Post Docs, and ResearchersMultiple
Human Rights Initiative (HRI)Human Rights Initiative Request for Proposals$50,000Human Rights / Social JusticeU of M Faculty, P&ANovember
Research Computing (RC)RC Medium/Large Seed Grants$120,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, P&AOctober
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)ODAT Translational FundingSee sponsor for detailsClinical ResearchU of M FacultyOngoing
Research Computing (RC)RC Small Seed Grants$10,000InterdisciplinaryU of M Faculty, P&AOngoing
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR)Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry & Scholarship ProgramSee sponsor for detailsIndependent ResearchU of M FacultySeptember
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